Weather Records on 17 November 1996

1,583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1996. Highest significance: Tower 2S, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1996

On 17 November 1996, 1,583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,522 daily.
Tower 2S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 17 November 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,583 stations

1,583 station records on 17 November 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,583 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 629, Heaviest daily snowfall 157, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 17 November 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	629
Heaviest daily snowfall	157
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 17 November 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 57, daily 1,522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,342 broken records

Margins by which the 1,342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1996

Top 20 records on 17 November 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1996	Tower 2S, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Roseau, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1996	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Enterprise, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	San Francisco Dwtn, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Ntsubane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Bartlesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Blue Rapids, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1996	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,583 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,288
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1